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Perhaps it isn't surprising that when interaction is designed to be disposable and replaceable, i.e. matchmaking, no real community can form.
by brnt 5y ago
Perhaps it isn't surprising that when interaction is designed to be disposable and replaceable, i.e. matchmaking, no real community can form.
- dustymcp 5y agoThis is what killed wow classic when dungeon signup was introduced
- Glide 5y agoSuccessful, pleasant dungeon run? Added to friends.
- pjc50 5y agoThis is rather bad news as an implication for Tinder.
- MayeulC 5y agoWell, that's only true when you consider matchmaking for short interactions, which surely prevents community bonding. Longer interactions do not prevent bonding. As for Tinder... I'm pretty sure you can find the equivalent of "dedicated servers" where to form a community, but I don't think that's what most people would want.
- toyg 5y agoAll dating sites have effectively two sets of users: people who use it until they get a long-term partner (A), and people who can use it forever because they are unlikely or unwilling to get a long-term partner (B). That is effectively intrinsic to the activity they are born to serve (dating). This said, there are enough people belonging to the B set to keep them in business pretty much forever. There is also the option to provide ramps for people in A towards some other form of socialization (double dates? dinner parties?), but I don't think anyone really tried it yet.
- GekkePrutser 5y agoThere's also an influx of (A)s of course because it doesn't always work out :)
- xboxnolifes 5y agoEven if it did work out, both (A)s and (B)s are constantly born and growing up.
- iriri8 5y agoi.e. social media All big tech is selling is mindless churn Reality TV has become life Why? Because we’re destroying the planet consuming it so we need to build rockets to escape!